First time videos for me; one try one take! Not so easy to do this with a camera around my head!

This article talk about "gesture" I would rather say "fear"... as gesture comes after the fear is gone and confidence boosted. These exercises will treat your fear more than develop directly your gesture. To develop your gestures I would add the advice to work in standing position, with big sizes using your arm or body more than just hand.

Hello Joanne,To get a looser feeling when painting I use a Da Vinci's serie 435 "handmade by Anita Ranch" and sold by Sennelier, 3 Quai Voltaire, 75007 Paris (they say it's specially made for them)You have a few different sizes I got a smaller, a medium and a bigger one which is size 4. The others may be nr 0 and nr 2. Hairs are a mixture I think and can contain quite an amount of liquide and they are long and pointy; caligrafic style brush. Sorry for this late answer!Kind regards,Helen

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"Drawing from observation is immediate. It requires the feeling: intense sensation, vision, velocity and instant execution. It does not admit any subsequent amendments that we would be noticed inevitably... Whether it's an apple, a face or a tree it's always revelation of a truth that the subtle viewer will discern without hesitation."

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